Bradley County Commission approves resolution to apply for $1 million CDBG for parks upgrades

Commissioner Josh Rogers introduced a resolution authorizing Bradley County to apply for 2026 Community Development Block Grant funding for parks upgrades and placed the resolution in the form of a motion. "This is a resolution, for Bradley County Parks upgrades and an application for the 2026 CDBG application," Rogers said. Commissioner Hughes seconded the motion; the full commission approved the resolution by roll call, 14 in favor and none opposed.

The application follows a request relayed from Mayor Davis, who asked commissioners to support a possible $1,000,000 CDBG grant to fund a turf project in Bradley County. County staff Adam told commissioners the mayor also supported applying for available recycling grant funds in addition to the parks proposal. The resolution directs staff to pursue the CDBG application and related administrative steps; specific project-level details and funding allocations were not specified in the meeting record.

Commission discussion on the resolution was limited during the agenda item. The measure had previously been reviewed by the finance committee and placed on the consent/agenda for the full commission. Next steps include preparing the formal CDBG application and any supporting materials required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or state administering agency. The county did not announce a timeline for award notifications at the meeting.

The commission moved on to other agenda items after the vote.